Its the film of the book of the 1958 richard matheson novel, though not a very strict adaptation of it. Kathryn erbe however is stuck with nothing to do for large chunks of the movie. Stir of echoes is a 1999 american supernatural horror film written and directed by david koepp and based on the novel of the same name by richard matheson. Review of the novel a stir of echoes by richard matheson as compared to the movie. Click download or read online button to get a stir of echoes book now. Stir of echoes 1999 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. In the story, tom witzky bacon begins experiencing a series of frightening visions after insisting he be hypnotized by his sisterin law, lisa douglas. In this case both will suffice, for ill be discussing both the film and the novel. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. A stir of echoes was the first book by richard matheson i have read.
David koepps stir of echoes is a decent supernatural thriller that is anchored by kevin bacons impressive performance as a man who starts to see visions of a missing girl, believed to be dead, after his sisterinlaw hypnotizes him and plants a posthypnotic suggestion to be more open minded. If you havent seen it i highly recommend that you do. A stir of echoes 2004 read online free book by richard. Damon knight, however, dismissed it as a thin and banal ghost story with psi. I look forward to reading more about the various aspects of this movie and discovering the intricacies of it even more. When the movie stir of echoes came out, i discovered it was based on a book by richard matheson. There was also a scene in which kevin bacon goes into menards to rent and purchase tools to dig up the basement. Kevin bacon stars in one of his best performances, as a telephone lineman named tom witzky, who plays in a band, wants to break out of the routine. The book builds nicely towards an energetic, tense climax that came as a surprise as matheson had cunningly led the reader to expect something different. Jurassic park 1997 fulfilled my expectations of this film and gave me a little bit more. Being a fan of the movie, i thought id give the book a try, since it fit the criteria of a reading challenge selection i am participating in.
To some, the conclusion may be a little simple and drawnout, but i thought it was satisfying and filled to the brim with suspense. Jake then unplugs the tv to stop such images, but they keep playing. I became a fan of matheson after reading i am legend. I think the book in this case kind of inspired the movie, more so than the movie being an adaptation of the book. Ghosts are of course one of, if not the, oldest antagonists in the history of horror fiction, and its not hard to see why. The base story is, of course, the same, but the identities of the participants the alleged ghost, the alleged killer are different, which allows for a novel experience in reading a book you think youre already familiar with. I enjoyed the movie, but had no idea it was based on a book. Director and screenplay writer david koepp mission. Although not on a par with i am legend which few books are, a stir of echoes is still a powerful and, coming in at just over 200 pages, quick read. Aug 29, 20 the novel was published in 1958 and is imbued with a sort of noirish quality evocative of that time whereas the movie features a contemporary setting. It served as the inspiration for the 1999 film stir of echoes. A stir of echoes kindle edition by matheson, richard.
It stars kevin bacon, kathryn erbe, illeana douglas and kevin dunn. You can see him more or less falling apart as he cannot explain the things he is seeing. This is a reprint of a 1950s thriller and a one degree bacon movie that combines an amateur sleuth subplot within a fastpaced paranormal. I always felt it didnt get the attention it deserved because the sixth sense was released earlier the same year and stole all the thunder for the record, i think stir of echoes is the better movie. Dec 17, 2011 bottom line is that i enjoyed the movie much much more then the book. One way in which the novel a stir of echoes is superiorthe endless digging that kevin bacon does in the movie grows tedious. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing stir of echoes near you. Richard matheson the novel that inspired the thrilling new movie from artisan entertainment starring kevin baconcover. Koepp gets us into toms unstable mindset through a series of tight closeups and distorted point of view shots. I dont know if i can say the book or movie was better since they were both kind of different to me, but if i had to choose one id choose the movie. I saw the movie based on this book stir of echoes first and wanted to complete the experience by reading the original novel. Distant echoes, black sands, dangerous depths, midnight sea, and holy night aloha reef series victor sen yungs great wok cookbook.
Tom wallace lived an ordinary life, until a chance event awakened psychic abilities he never knew he possessed. I am a fan of the movie with kevin bacon, and was surprised by how much different the atmosphere and setting is in this, the original. With kevin bacon, zachary david cope, kathryn erbe, illeana douglas. Stir of echoes is a mysterythriller that unravels itself through supernatural means, and offers horror in a meaningful package.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a stir of echoes. He is also haunted by the apparition of a mysterious woman, which forces him to uncover the truth behind a longforgotten tragedy. Richard matheson booklist richard matheson message board. Writing was ok but nothing to say wow gotta tell others about this book.
Thesentinelinsidemontagueterrace3 the books of daniel. Like most adaptations, there was some departure from the novel. Richard matheson 192620 was the new york times bestselling author of i am legend, hell house, somewhere in time, the incredible shrinking man, now you see it, and what dreams may come, among others. Sixthsensers in the audience will detect the whiff of a different, tougher movie about tom and maggies lives, but stir of echoes is instead interested in invoking the gword. Stir of echoes is a scary, intelligent ghost story and thriller. Criminal intent and oz fame having her blue robe accidentally open to reveal her right breast and nipple as she rolls over on a bed and gets next to a guy and then giving us some more looks at her right breast as she climbs on top of him and has sex with him while moaning as she rides him. I just want to know which one is worthier of my time. Stir of echoes 1999 is an american supernatural horrorthriller film that is loosely based on richard mathesons novel, a stir of echoes. While the 1999 movie adaption was very loosely based off of the book, i still found it an immensely enjoyable read. The menards from the movie has since been torn down and relocated. It is not a shallow film, like many in the horror genre. But at least it was a quick read, and was nice to compare the two different versions. This eerie ghost story, from richard matheson, the awardwinning author of hell house and i am legend, inspired the acclaimed 1999 film starring kevin bacon tom wallace lived an ordinary life, until a chance event awakened psychic abilities he never knew he possessed. Yet, blair witch was one of those films that was so experimental that it didnt necessarily register with everyone.
A stir of echoes book and movie comparison the books of. One of richard mathesons most popular novels, a stir of echoes was later adapted into a major motion picture starring kevin bacon. Impossible 1996, jurassic park 1993, spiderman 2002, the lost world. So far, only the blair witch project has been as unsettling as either the sixth sense or stir of echoes. This would be the first time in my history that i would say the movie is far superior. After being hypnotized by his sisterinlaw, a man begins seeing haunting visions of a girls ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around him. Kevin bacon stars in one of his best performances, as a telephone lineman named tom witzky, who plays in a band, wants to break out of the routine of his life and succeeds all too successfully. One night, tom is bugged by maggies noisy new age sisterinlaw, lisa played irrepressibly by illeana douglas at a party in his closeknit chicago neighborhood. Would you consider the audio edition of a stir of echoes to be better than the print version. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. A stir of echoes book by richard matheson thriftbooks. For the best experience please update your browser. There was so much more to the movie than the book covered. Mathesons a stir of echoes saturday morning, p came home from breakfast at a local diner to find me standing about six feet from the television watching kevin bacon in stir of echoes.
For educational purposes only awesome movie scripts and. A stir of echoes the novel that inspired the movie from artisan entertainment concerns an ordinary suburban husband who is able to read the minds of his neighbors and learn their sordid secrets. Stir of echoes is a scary movie that has a good story to tell. Tom has another vision in his house where its cold and the dead teenage girl is beckoning to him after she walks toward him in an odd, jerky motion. A stir of echoes is a supernatural novel by american writer richard matheson, published in 1958. The narrator was very effective and it was hard to stop listening. Also, id love to hear any other interesting details or facts about the movie. Both films hold in high regard their child characters, two boys who become strong individuals despite unbearable hauntings. This is an extremely well written story and quite different from the movie. Bottom line is that i enjoyed the movie much much more then the book.
This eerie ghost story, from richard matheson, the awardwinning. Thankfully, the novel does not dwell on this activity. December 10, 2007 a serious, atmospheric, characterdriven supernatural. Writerdirector david koepp tries to give the film a blue collar feel by making bacon average and giving the film. Movie magazine international monica sullivan movie navigator explores stir of echoes.
Stir of echoes 1999 bluecollar family man tom witzky kevin bacon scoffs at supernatural phenomena until he lets his wifes sister, lisa illeana douglas, put him into a hypnotic trance. Financial analysis of stir of echoes 1999 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. I saw the film, stir of echoes, years ago when it was released. Both work well as the themes of love, jealousy, rage, are timeless. Mar 24, 2012 i dont know if i can say the book or movie was better since they were both kind of different to me, but if i had to choose one id choose the movie. A stir of echoes is an enjoyable if somewhat dated story of paranormal suspense, particularly memorable for the clash of 1950s suburban worldview with a dark, impressionistic firstperson account of an intrusive form of telepathy. David koepps stir of echoes is a decent supernatural thriller that is anchored by kevin bacons impressive performance as a man who starts to see visions of a missing girl, believed to be dead, after his sisterinlaw hypnotizes him and plants a post.
The saving grace of stir of echoes, if there can be such a thing in such a movie, is that, in the final scene, the little boy, jake, shuts his ears against the pleas of the ghostly demons haunting him and his dad. Mar 17, 2020 the sixth sense remains a great film, but for horror fans, kevin bacons stir of echoes ended up being the better ghost movie option in 1999. A stir of echoes by richard matheson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This film is adapted from the richard matheson novel by the same name.
Some scenes from a mummy movie as well as what looks like night of the living dead that play on the tv may spook some viewers. The homecoming is a surprisingly good and dramatic tale of prejudice and justice. Effectively and atmosphericly shot, with some effective jolts that made me jump. Like those, this book has also been made into a movie, released in 1999 and starring kevin bacon as a stir of echoes. The sixth sense wasnt 1999s best ghost movie michael kennedy mar 17, 2020 the sixth sense remains a great film, but for horror fans, kevin bacons stir of echoes ended up being the better ghost movie option in 1999. Stir of echoes is a 1999 thriller written and directed by david koepp, starring mr. It had been built up since childhood as an evil, satanic movie that was evil, but it is actually a lot more than that. A stir of echoes notice that the book is titled differently than the movie starts out calmly, just a dinner date that includes a brotherinlaw who gets along well with his sister and tom wallace, the narrator of this tale. Stir of echoes basically is the story of a man who becomes opento suggestion after going to a party and letting himself being hypnotised and thats when his problems begin. Differences between stir of echoes book vs movie page 1. Stir of echoes is a supernatural thriller firmly rooted in a bluecollar chicago neighborhood, where everyone on the block knows one anotheralthough not as well as they think.
Stir of echoes starring kevin bacon is a truly terrifying ghost story. Stir of echoes was based on a novel by richard matheson, whose work inspired such disparate films as somewhere in time and the incredible shrinking man. So, whatdidja think about my intro and how i segued from new. The sixth sense wasnt 1999s best ghost movie screen rant. He was named a grand master of horror by the world horror convention, and received the bram stoker award for lifetime achievement. Rob lowe gives a solid performance in the role of a man that feels the effects of a senseless invasion, earning a medal but no financial or medical support in his homecoming, living with the remorse for a wrong order in a moment. Stir of echoes was mastered twice on standarddef dvd the first version released by artisan, and this first bluray edition looks like it was minted from the same master used for the most recent lionsgate special edition. The soundtrack to the psychological thriller stir of echoes features pieces from james newton howards evocative score as well as songs by dishwalla stay awake, poe hello and steve wynn nothing but the shell.
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